Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 21, 2013
Transcript:
The average price for a permanent parking space in Hong Kong is $82,600! $$$$$$ Wu Conghan, 101, and his wife Wu Sognshi, 103, were married in 1924 but didn't have their wedding portrait taken until November 2012! Swine dive! Huang Demin, a farmer from Hunan, China, trains his pigs to dive!
Kali39 over 11 years ago
Actually, I understand that your chances of actually finding a parking place in Hong Kong is 1 in 82,600. Go figure…:-)
Templo S.U.D. over 11 years ago
What I can’t believe is everything in this “Ripley’s” is Chinese related (specially the centenarians’ accomplishment).
jack fairbanks over 11 years ago
no need to formalize it ’til they were with child.
Aussie Down Under over 11 years ago
Back of the net :)
Tog over 11 years ago
Two things. First off, the bride now looks like Miss Havisham from Great Expectations. Second, a lot of drowned pigs are being sound in China’s water supply. Now we know where they came from.
davidf42 over 11 years ago
When they married, she was 14 and he was 12.
SKIPHO over 11 years ago
Must have about 200 grand great and great-greatgrandchildren.
tuslog64 over 11 years ago
Moved – where to?
tuslog64 over 11 years ago
Is that cost per year? If one ones it, doesn’t yearly property tax come in?
gocomicsmember over 11 years ago
Everything about owning and operating a car in HK is expensive. On the other hand, the public transportation system is very affordable. After years of living in HK, I just wish public transportation weren’t so expensive here in the US.
Max Starman Jones over 11 years ago
What a relief. When I first saw it, I thought it said he trains his pigs to “drive.”
jack fairbanks over 11 years ago
nobody goes there anymore; too crowded!
MerriMagic over 11 years ago
Yikes, that will probably be an American custom in a few generations.
tuslog64 over 11 years ago
On TV, they pitted a duck vs a pig as to which one could swim across a pool the fastest.Pig won!